Opportunity Overview
The 1st Source Bank Foundation supports qualifying nonprofit organizations in communities served by 1st Source, including Indiana communities such as South Bend, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Valparaiso, Plymouth, and Elkhart. Its stated focus areas include social welfare and human services, education, arts and culture, and community and economic development.
Funding
The current official grant guidance does not publish a formal applicant award ceiling or award range. No mandatory match or cost share requirement was identified in the reviewed public guidance.
Deadline
The Foundation lists a special September 25, 2026 deadline for the 2026 Fall cycle. The public guidance does not publish an exact closing clock time or time zone.
Eligibility
Applicants must be qualifying 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations under the Foundation’s stated eligibility criteria. This Indiana listing is limited to applicants and projects connected to the Foundation’s Indiana service communities.
Required Materials and Submission
The Foundation requires a copy of the applicant’s most recently filed Form 990 and determination letter, along with the applicant’s W-9. The application requests organizational, financial, governance, project, impact, budget, timeline, evaluation, partnership, and funding information. An online application is available. For the 2026 Fall cycle, the Foundation also publishes a paper option requiring two printed copies to be received by the due date at 1st Source Bank Foundation, Attention: Ann Rathburn-Lacopo, P.O. Box 1602, South Bend, IN 46634.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. The opportunity has a clear current deadline, broad nonprofit eligibility within the Foundation’s footprint, and relevant human services and community development focus areas, but the public guidance does not publish a formal award ceiling.
N9+ Fit Score: 74/100 conditional. A legitimate role for the Nonagon N9+ device and platform may exist only within a qualifying Indiana nonprofit project where guided remote physical examinations, vitals, or telehealth enabled clinical encounters are materially necessary and the Foundation confirms the relevant technology or equipment expense is allowable. The public guidance does not expressly establish medical technology, telehealth, equipment, vendor, or subcontract cost allowability.